Wednesday, May 25, 2011

new shoes

Last night, I FINALLY invested (and at the price of these shoes, it's DEFINITELY an investment...YIKES) in some good running shoes. I went to Running Wild, a running store here in Davenport where they measure your feed and tell you what the best shoe is for you. It was necessary. I have recently been experience lots of pain in my knee and feet and under each of my big toenails, I am bruised. After my runs, my feet are throbbing so bad and there is so much pressure on them because my current running shoes felt too narrow and tight or something. I don't know, it just wasn't right.

This is the first time I have EVER bought running shoes...let alone tennis shoes that were purchased solely according to how they felt and having nothing to do with what they looked like. I'm not a fan of the color and style of my new shoes, but I could care less...they are COMFORTABLE!!!

HOWEVER, they do have fun shoelaces! I needed something to be fun about them or they just wouldn't have been "me"! :)

Oh, and I got running SOCKS too. Ya, they make those! Ha...never would have known that. Also, never in a million years dreamed I would be in a "running store". There were a few really skinny, athletic people in there...I totally didn't fit in. Someday I plan to though...someday!

T minus 10 days until my first 5k!

I'm totally not ready...this knee thing forced me to stop running for the last week(ish) and so I feel as though I'm going to be LUCKY if I can make it 2 miles. I will do my best and will still be proud of my efforts, I've decided that much!

About Me

I have been married to my wonderful husband, Sean since 2004 and welcomed our amazing son Tate into our family through the blessing of adoption in 2006. We then added two more incredible boys, Wesley and Cason to our family through the blessing of adoption in October 2012. My life as a wife and mother is a challenging one, but the one I've always dreamed of.

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Our 3 Blessings from God

We struggled to start a family until God opened our eyes to the blessing of adoption. We have been blessed with 3 boys who grew in my heart!

Tate Kenneth (8)

Our little Tater Tot is our first child. Adopted at birth, he changed our world and lives in more ways than we could have dreamed. He is so smart and makes us laugh every day! Timid and sensitive while also a little wild and crazy sometimes, he is the best of both worlds! He is passionate, competitive and sensitive. He makes us so proud every day. He loves his brothers and we are so proud of the big brother they have to look up to.

Wesley Xander (5)

Our middle boy, Wesley brings constant energy to our family! He loves fully and has a personality like no other child we've ever met. He has gone through more in his short life than many will go through in entire lifetime, but you would never know. Strong and willful, loving and curious...gorgeous beyond words! Wesley is not one that people forget, he won't let you. He keeps us busy and we love that we get to be his mommy and daddy forever!

Cason Stewart (3)

Our baby. Cason is the happiest, sweetest little boy alive. He has a way of making any person who comes in contact with him, fall completely head over heels in love. He is snuggly and sensitive. He had our hearts from the moment we laid eyes on him when he was 11 months old. We knew he was going to bless our lives and change our world in ways we had never dreamed before meeting him. He suffered a lot in his first year of life and we get to spend the rest of our lives making up for what he had to endure. A blessing beyond words.

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Our Open Adoption Story

Read HERE the story of how we have been blessed with an amazing, open adoption.